The LORD looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.
- KJV The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
- NKJV The Lord looks from heaven; He sees all the sons of men.
- NASB ¶The Lord looks from heaven; He sees all the sons of mankind;
- NLT The Lord looks down from heaven and sees the whole human race.
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The Lord looks down from heaven and sees all humanity.
Overview
The psalmist affirms God's all-seeing oversight as he observes every person from heaven. Nothing escapes his attentive gaze. This omniscience is both comforting and sobering, and it is fully known in Christ, who knows what is in each heart.
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Cross-references · 11
- Job 28:24For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
- Ps 11:4The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.
- Ps 53:2God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
- Heb 4:13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
- 2 Chr 16:9For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”
- Prov 15:3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
- Jer 23:23–24“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?”
- Ps 14:2The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
- Ps 102:19For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth
- Lam 3:50until the LORD looks down from heaven and sees.
- Gen 6:12And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.
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